| Habiba | Lujain | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beloved | Silver |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | hah-BEE-bah | loo-JAYN |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (46) | 2017 (41) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Habiba | Lujain |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 165 | 195 |
| 2010s | 343 | 271 |
| 2000s | 204 | 60 |
| 1990s | 49 | 14 |
| 1980s | 15 | 0 |
| 1970s | 15 | 0 |
The feminine of Habib, Arabic habiba (حبيبة) 'beloved, sweetheart', from the root h-b-b 'to love'.
Lujain (لجين, lujayn) is a literary Arabic word meaning 'silver'. It is a modern favourite and also carries a contemporary association with courage through the activist Loujain al-Hathloul. Also spelled Lujayn or Loujain.
Habiba and Lujain are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Habiba means Beloved (arabic origin), while Lujain means Silver (arabic origin).
In US records, Habiba first appears in 0 and Lujain in 0, so Habiba has the longer recorded history.